How Many People Are Named Karman?
An estimated 619 people in the United States have the first name Karman. It is used for both genders, with 90.0% female. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Karman peaked in popularity in 2009 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karman as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
619
About 1 in 553,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2009
21 births
Total Registered
658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karman
Karman is predominantly female (90.0%), though 66 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Karman as a male name
Ranked #13,098 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2016 (10 births)
Karman as a female name
Ranked #14,256 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (17 births)
Karman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karman span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 170 babies were registered. Karman has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karman by Decade
How has Karman tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karman by State
Karman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karman
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karman?
We estimate approximately 619 people named Karman are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 553,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Karman a common name?
Karman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karman most popular?
Karman reached peak popularity in 2009, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karman is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karman a female name?
Karman is predominantly female. 90.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karman Smith, Karman Johnson, Karman Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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